TRANSPORTATION TO DISTANT APPOINTMENTS

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  1. Transportation to Distant Appointments
    • AirCare Alliance (ACA)– a  national list of air carriers that assist cancer patients. . Air Care Alliance provides the only site which lists all known volunteer pilot organizations flying for the public benefit
    • Air Charity Network – serves all 50 states and its volunteer pilots utilize their own aircraft, fuel and time to provide free air transportation to medical facilities for citizens who are financially distressed.

    Angel Airlines for Cancer Patients – Their mission is to ensure that cancer patients have access to medical needs involving distant specialized medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment if commercial airlines cannot assist.

             *  Cancer Care Drive Line:    Cancer DriveLine Society | Community Resource Hub (uvic.ca) – Vancouver Island only
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    • Corporate Angel Network arranges free travel on corporate jets for cancer patients, bone marrow donors and bone marrow recipients. This improves the chances of survival in patients. (914) 328-1313 to register within three weeks of a specific appointment at a recognized cancer treatment center.

    • LifeLine Pilots (LLP) facilitates free transportation for such medical needs as on-going medical treatments, diagnosis and follow-up care.
    • Mercy Medical Angels provides FREE transportation nationwide to and from medical care for qualifying in-need individuals and their families. The organization’s 400 pilots flew more than 900 patient trips last year, 21 percent of those were for injured or sick children. 

    • Patient Airlift Services (PALS) –  Comprehensive  air and ground door to door transportation assistance across 43 states. Services provided by a 700 volunteer pilot team offer patients / family free transportation with no limit to the number of trips needed.

    • SARCOMA OMA FOUNDATION –  Provides travel-related financial assistance to patients seeking sarcoma-related medical care.

    • Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation Grant Program – offers complimentary roundtrip tickets to nonprofit hospitals and medical transportation organizations, allowing participating entities the freedom to determine how to distribute tickets to patients and caregivers. Each participating hospital has its own guidelines for administration of the tickets. Contact the social worker, travel concierge service, or patient assistance department of the hospital facility where you receive treatment.
      Contact 214 792-1300.

    • Transportation Support Services – Support services may include help with air and ground transportation for medical care, emotional support, help with the process of returning to work or financial assistance for child care and other needs.